The Day in Photos (August 13, 2011)

SPAIN - Shadows of several young pilgrims are seen beside the shadow of a cross during a religious ceremony in the central square of Javier Castle ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Madrid Aug. 18- 21

AP Photo / Alvaro Barrientos

GERMANY - Visitors pass a camera through a hole in a remaining part of the Berlin Wall at the Documentation Center for Nazi Crimes in Berlin. Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the day communist East Germany sealed itself off behind the Wall. Germany had been divided into capitalist western and communist eastern sectors after the end of World War II. At the height of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the East German regime started building the wall through the capital on Aug. 13, 1961.

AP Photo/ Steffi Loos

CONNECTICUT - Jackie Thornton, of Hartford, center, dances with his group A.B.C. Another Bad Creation, before the annual West Indian parade, in Hartford. Parade organizers say encouragement from city officials and a desire to accommodate the growing Caribbean population led to the decision to bring Saturday's parade into Bushnell Park.

AP Photo/Jessica Hill

INDIA - Social activist Anna Hazare gestures during a press conference in New Delhi. The 73-year-old rights activist plans to resume his hunger strike to pressure the Indian government after it reneged on a promise to enact strong legislation for the anti-corruption watchdog. Hazare and his supporters have been demanding that actions of Prime Minister, lawmakers and top judges should be brought within the purview of the watchdog.

AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi

PENNSYLVANIA - Visitors to the at the inaugural Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival look over a display of military Jeeps, with a Navy 1953 Willy's CJ3A in front at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Prospect. The event featured a parade of more than 1,200 Jeeps; a playground where aficionados can drive over rocky obstacles, hills and bridges, and fair-like entertainment and food. But, most importantly, it shines a spotlight on Butler and the defunct American Bantam Car Co. which has made the city of nearly 14,000 residents almost famous.

AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

DELEWARE - A Marine carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott at Dover Air Force Base. According to the Department of Defense, Ott, 23, of Manchester, N.J., died Aug. 10, 2011 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

AP Photo/Steve Ruark

RUSSIA - A new Russian twin-engine jet fighter T-50 flies over Zhukovsky airfield as it takes part in MAKS-2011, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow.

AP Photo/Misha Japaridze

SWITZERLAND - Participants parade through the streets of Zurich at the annual street parade. Hundreds of thousands gathered in the Swiss city.

AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt

INDIA - Indian students of the Swaminarayan Gurukul perform rituals holding sacred threads during a change-over ceremony that coincides with Raksha Bandhan festival at a temple in Ahmedabad. The students discard old sacred threads and wear new ones every year on Raksha Bandhan day. Raksha Bandhan is a festival that celebrates the bond between a brother and sister.

AP Photo/Ajit Solanki

SPAIN - Several nuns pray during a religious ceremony in the central square of Javier Castle ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Madrid Aug. 18- 21.

AP Photo / Alvaro Barrientos

INDIA - Indian students of Sri Vishnu Mahadeo Ved Pathshala wrap themselves with saffron cloth after bathing on the banks of the River Ganges on the occasion of Shravan Purnima in Allahabad. Shravan Purnima, a full moon day, is an auspicious day in Hinduism and several festivals fall on this day.

AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh

ENGLAND - People gather at a peaceful demonstration in Tottenham in London. The march and gathering came a week after violent riots broke out in the north London suburb. More than 700 people have been charged with violence, disorder and looting in relation to the riots that shook London last week, police said Saturday.

AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

ISRAEL - A Palestinian vendor arranges dolls wearing Muslim head scarves in the West Bank city of Jenin, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar where observant fast from dawn till dusk.

AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas

BRAZIL - Protesters shout slogans against Brazilian Soccer Federation President Ricardo Teixeira as they march against corruption they believe exists in Brazilian soccer in Sao Paulo. The banners read in Portuguese; "Out Teixeira."

AP Photo/Andre Penner

ISRAEL - An Israeli man rests in a tent in an encampment set up to protest against the rising costs of living in Israel, in Beersheba. The signs read" Homes for the crowds" and "Affordable housing now".

AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov

NEPAL - A Nepalese devotee walks surrounded by trees on his way to a temple to offer prayers on the occasion of Janai Purnima festival, or Sacred Thread festival, in Kavre district, some 46 kilometers (28 miles) east of capital Katmandu. On Janai Purnima Hindus take holy baths and perform their annual change of the Janai, a sacred cotton string worn around their chest or tied on the wrist, in the belief that it will protect and purify them.

AP Photo/Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi

TEXAS - Construction worker Jose Arellano, left, wipes his face as Arellano and Juan Martinez install fence posts along a corn field in Happy. Hot and humid conditions are forecast across Texas and the Gulf states through the weekend.

WEST BANK - A Palestinian vendor prepares dates for sale during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in West Bank city of Jenin. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar where observant fast from dawn till dusk.

AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas

PAKISTAN - Pakistani boys play on a homemade swing during the holy month of Ramadan, in a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad. Muslims around the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan in which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk.

AP Photo/Nathalie Bardou

INDIA - Commuters wade through a flooded street in Kolkata. Following heavy rainfall, water from the Ganges river overflowed into low lying areas along the river in the city, flooding several areas.